Agriculture Education Science Equivalency Resources

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The Department of Public Instruction is committed to expanding opportunities for students to meet graduation requirements. In the Summer of 2007, Wisconsin released information about establishing local science equivalency credit to agriculture courses.

Please feel free to contact Mr. Hicken, agriculture and natural resources consultant, at jeffrey.hicken@dpi.wi.gov if you have any questions about the agriculture science equivalency credit process.

Informational Resources:

• State Superintendant's Ag-Science Equivalency Letter - State Superintendent's letter to district administrators announcing the availability for agriculture teachers/departments applying for science equivalency graduation credit
  
  

• Ag-Science Task Force Report - The State Superintendent's Agriculture and Science Task Force Report which summarizes the work that led to establishing a science equivalency credit option for agriculture courses.
  
  

• Wisconsin Act 114 - Wisconsin Act 114 establishing science equivalency credit for agriculture courses.
  
  

• UW System Approval Letter - Letter from the UW-System Office stating that UW-System campuses will recognize certain Agriculture/Science courses for college admission requirements.
  
  

• UW System Ag/Sci Approval Chart - UW-System Agriculture/Science credit approval chart for each campus in Wisconsin. This chart is a supplemental resource that accompanies the UW-System letter.
  
  

• Step by Step to Equivalent Credit - This is a step-by-step process districts can use to help guide them through the process of applying for science equivalency credit.
  
  
  

The following documents outline all Wisconsin schools that have approved Agriculture Science equivalency credit courses:

• 2008-09 Approved Courses
  

• 2009-10 Approved Courses
  

• 2010-11 Approved Courses
  

• 2011-12 Approved Courses
  
  
  

  Application:

  • Equivalent Options - Form PI-1803 Application
    
    
    

  Sample Crosswalks and Matrices:

  • Crosswalk - Science to Ag Ed - Crosswalk from Science to Agriculture Education in Word format that can be used as a template by districts to input local course curriculum.
    
    

  The following Crosswalks and Matrices/Syllabi are of Agriculture courses approved for Science Equivalency credit to be used as samples by districts when applying for science equivalency credit for their district's Agriculture courses:
  
  

  • Botany Matrix
    

  • Botany Crosswalk
    
    

  • PEAS Matrix
    

  • PEAS Crosswalk
    
    

  • Natural Resources Management Science Matrix
    

  • Natural Resources Management Crosswalk
    
    

  • Animal Science Matrix
    

  • Animal Science Crosswalk
    
    

  • Biotechnology Syllabus
    

  • Biotechnology Crosswalk

  
  For questions about this information, contact Christina Hinkley (608) 266-7262

  Last updated on 2/9/2012 7:24:18 AM